Ren Mei'e Explained

Ren Mei'e
Native Name:任美鍔
Birth Date:8 Sep 1913
Birth Place:Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
Death Date:4 Nov 2008 (aged 95)
Citizenship:China
Fields:geology
geomorphology
coastal science
marine science
Workplaces:Zhejiang University
Fudan University
Nanjing University
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Alma Mater:Nanjing University (B.S)
University of Glasgow (PhD)
Known For:geology
geomorphology
modern China's coastline & ports plan
Awards:Victoria Medal (1986)

Ren Mei'e (; 1913–2008) was a Chinese geomorphologist, geologist, marine and coastal scientist, educator and professor, who was the main founder for the study of many related subjects in modern China.

Biography

Ren was born in Zhenhai, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China on 8 September 1913. In 1934 Ren graduated from the Department of Geology of National Central University (now Nanjing University). In 1939 Ren received his doctorate from the University of Glasgow, Scotland.

Ren was a professor of Zhejiang University, Fudan University and later Nanjing University. He was the head of the Department of Geography (now School of Geographic and Oceanographic Sciences), Nanjing University.

Ren was selected to be an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1980.

Academic positions

Honors and awards

Ren received the Victoria Medal from the Royal Geographical Society of London in 1986.

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